Egg-case carrier.



JOHN E. HAEKER, OE SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA.

EGG-CASE CARRIER. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 29, v190s.

Application mea November 4, 1907. seal No. 400,686.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. HARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spirit Lake, in the county of Dickinson and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin` Egg-Case Carriers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and iigures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to egg case carriers and has for its object toprovide a device of this class for carrying egg cases in such mannerthat the contents of the case will be protected during transit and thepossibility of breaking the eggs will be reduced to a minimum. With thisobj ect in view my invention consists in the novel construction of thecarrier.

My invention also consists in the novel con struction of the harness forthe eggcase.

My invention valso consists in certainother novel features ofconstruction and in combi-` nations of parts which will be first fullydescribed and afterwards specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe carrier. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing egg4 case in osition incarrier, and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view ofthe egg case showing harnessthereon.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral iigures in Whicl1;- A j l 1 indicates the egg case and 2 thecarrier; the said. case may be of any desired construction butpreferably of theform as shown in the drawings. The carrier 2 comprisesan angle frame 3 having suitable angle guides 4 to receive the case 1 asshown in Fig. 2, said angle guides 4 being suitably secured to the angleframe 3 in any 'convenient manner. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the angleframe 3 is made up of four corner sections 5 each section over-lappingthe succeeding section and secured thereto by means of a bolt 6 and aslot 7. By this construction the carrier 2 can be adjusted to take casesof different sizes, and the carrier can also bey adjusted to take casesof irregular shapes as is clearly evident.

The case 1 is provided on its bottom with what I term a harness 8, saidharness comprising diagonal straps 9 extending diagov nally across thebottom of the case, each strap 9 comprising two sections, the outersection -also shown in Fig. 2, and each cup is located so as to registerwith the coil springs 13 on the carrier 2, said coil springs'13 beingarranged On a corner plate 14 securely fastened in each corner of theangle frame 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The diagonal straps 9 oftheharness 8 are provided at each corner with an angle corner post 15within which corner posts the case enters, and by means of a screw 16preferably near the upper end of each corner post 15 the case issecurely held Within its harness.

Having thus fully described the several parts of my invention itsoperation is apparent from the drawing. The harness 8 is adjusted to itthe case, and the carrier 2 is then adjusted to receive the case and itsharness; the coil springs 13 enter the cups 12 while the angle cornerposts 15 enter the angle guides 4 ofthe carrier as shown in Fig. 2. Thecase is thus resiliently held within the carrier in such manner that allshocks are taken up bythe coil springs 13 thus protecting the contentsofthe case against brea-ka e.

gHaving thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States -is;-"

1. A carrier for egg cases and the like comprisin a suitable frame,guide pieces arrange in each corner of said frame, a harness for thecase, said harness comprising angle corner posts adapted to be securedto the corners of the case, and means adapted to pass under the bottomof the case for connecting the said corner posts together, suitablesprings arranged on said frame to receiveA said harness, substantiallyas described.

2. A' carrier for egg cases and the like comprising a suitable frame andguidev pieces arran ed in each corner of said frame, means for a justingsaid frame, a harness .for the case, said harness comprising cornerposts adapted to be secured to the corners of the case, means adapted tobe passed under the ease to Connect the said corner posts together,means for adjusting` said corner posts oonneeting` means, and suitablesprings disposed von said frame to resiliently hold the same,

posts together under the ease, means l'or adjusting said diagonalstraps, a serios ol springs 1 disposed on said l'ranie under saiddiagonal straps, and means on said diagonal straps to receive saidsprings, substantially as dvscribed.

ln testimony Wherooi, I a'liX my signa- 20 ture, in presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN E. lfIAllKER.

Witnesses:

MILTON S. DEWEY, i PAULINE SKYLLINGsToN.

